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Geoff Jansz makes a contemporary and healthy version of the Chinese restaurant favourite, Sweet and Sour Pork. Geoff’s recipe combines fresh vegetables and lean meat for a great tasting and healthy, low fat dish with a 1990s look. Ingredients: 1 tin unsweetened...
Green China Tea: The French Alternative For a quick-pick-me-up, most people would reach for a traditional cup of tea, with milk and sugar. But what if you could enjoy a great tasting tea that was good for you, and have the pleasure of growing the tea yourself?...
The world’s most popular dessert flavour is vanilla but most people only know the flavour of vanilla essence or even imitation vanilla. For the flavour of pure vanilla use the vanilla bean or its extract in place of vanilla essence. Recently on...
Ever wondered what to do with limp lettuce leaves that have been left out of the fridge? Geoff Jansz has a simple solution: they can be revived by soaking them in cold water then refrigerating the leaves. Method Geoff recommends the following steps: Plunge limp...
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls are a healthy, tasty and portable snack alternative to begin any party. Geoff Jansz has an easy-to-follow recipe for the rolls and a special dipping sauce. Vietnamese Rice Paper Roll Recipe Ingredients: 10 sheets rice paper, available round...
There is an increasing number of food products labelled ‘lite’ (or light). The word is often taken to mean low in fat, but it can have many other meanings including light in taste, light in colour (for example of meat), light in caffeine, light in salt,...
Cooking meats, and particularly barbecuing them, can result in cancer-causing substances called heterocyclic amines forming on the meat surface. These may increase your risk of some cancers. If you really enjoy barbecuing meat and you want to avoid some of these...
Gentle stretching, relaxation and breathing exercises can be a safe way to prepare your body for the exertion of gardening. According to those who regularly practice such techniques, these exercise regimes can also reduce stress. One form that is gaining in popularity...
Did you know that more than half of Australian men are overweight? Excess weight is a problem: it looks unsightly and can be dangerous for your health. Rosemary Stanton explains how to work out if your weight is a health hazard by calculating your Body Mass Index or...
Most people only use their microwave to reheat and defrost food, but modern microwaves can do so much more such as crisp, grill and bake. Geoff Jansz has a recipe for meatloaf that makes use of recent innovations in microwaves. Tip: Given that microwaves use...